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The Game Developers Conference has announced awards for the past years efforts of their members. The innovative Portal and the creepy adventure of BioShock have caught the judges eye.
Garnishing the recognition of peers would be one of the best feelings in any industry. Respect is a powerful emotion and deep down all creative people strive for.
Imagine how the respective camps of Valve (Portal) and 2K Games (BioShock) must feel right now as those particular developers were the stand-out winners of this years Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
The full results of the 8th annual awards were:
Best Game Design - Portal (Valve) Kim Swift, Realm Lovejoy, Paul Graham Best Visual Art - BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games) Scott Sinclair, Shawn Robertson, Andrew James Best Technology - Crysis (Crytek/Electronic Arts) Cevat Yerli, Douglas Binks, Timur Davidenko, Martin Mittring Best Writing - BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games) Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, Susan O'Connor Best Audio - BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games) Eric Brosius, Pat Balthrop, Emily Ridgway, Justin Mullins Best Debut - Crackdown (Real Time Worlds / Microsoft Game Studios) Ramon Gonzalez, Violetta Sanchez, Rafael Diaz, Jose Guerra Innovation - Portal (Valve) Kim Swift, Erik Wolpaw Best Handheld Game - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo / Nintendo) Eiji Aonuma Best Downloadable Game - fl0w (thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment) Kellee Santiago, Jenova Chen, Martin Middleton, Hao Cui, John Edwards, Nick Clark Game of the Year - Portal (Valve) Kim Swift, Erik Wolpaw
Recipients for the evening's special awards were: Lifetime Achievement Award Sid Meier, Pioneer Award Ralph Baer, Ambassador Award Jason Della Rocca
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